Job Scams

Well, my college son just spent the weekend displaying pollution control equipment to our friends as part of a new job he found on Craig's List. The idea was supposed to be that he practice his pitch with 10 friends and family members and then the company would give him leads. So far he had to pay them $40, buy a suit, go to three half days of training, then spend the whole weekend doing practice calls and he hasn't earned a dime yet.

By Monday morning (sick from the dust he stirred up in homes displaying the equipment) he decided on his own to quit because it won't allow him enough time to go to school, and he doesn't like preying on friends and family.

He is taking it in stride and moving on to focusing on school and hoping for financial aid to come through for him. But we are thinking about the other folks who can't just quit and have no other jobs to consider until the economy improves.

I don't even see help wanted signs anymore. I bet a lot of places don't put them out, even when they have an opening, because they will be swamped with applications.